The Skreddy Pedals Top Fuel is a distortion pedal described by its maker as a "Distortion with hot mids"1. It is built on familiar ground: Skreddy Pedals states plainly that "This is a Big Muff design," the classic four-transistor fuzz and distortion circuit, but with changes that shape where the gain sits in the frequency range1.
Two details define the circuit. The pedal "uses a MOSFET input stage," and its clipping is handled by "MOSFET clipping diodes" rather than the conventional diode arrangements1. For a player, that combination is the point of the pedal: a Big Muff style circuit voiced so the midrange stays pushed forward instead of being scooped away, which is how the maker sums it up as distortion with hot mids1.
Availability and price
The Top Fuel is no longer available. Skreddy Pedals lists its stock status as "No longer available," and the product page states that the item "is currently out of stock and cannot be purchased"1.
When it was being sold, the pedal was listed at $259 plus shipping1. Since it cannot be bought from the maker, anyone looking for it secondhand or comparing it with current pedals in the same family may want to look at other Skreddy designs such as the Skreddy Supa Tone, the Skreddy Ernie or the Pig Mine, or browse the site's wider range of distortion pedals.
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Is the Skreddy Pedals Top Fuel still available?
No. Skreddy Pedals lists the Top Fuel's stock status as no longer available, and the maker's product page states that the item is currently out of stock and cannot be purchased. The price shown on that page, $259 plus shipping, applies to when it was being sold.
What kind of circuit is the Top Fuel based on?
Skreddy Pedals describes the Top Fuel as a Big Muff design. It uses a MOSFET input stage and MOSFET clipping diodes, and the maker characterizes it as a distortion with hot mids, which sets it apart from the scooped character often associated with Big Muff style fuzz and distortion circuits.
Sources (1)
- Big Muff variants, Skreddy Pedals
